December 23, 2024
2002 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Tourney highlights

Game highs

Jason Harvey, Bucksport junior, 41 points on 15-for-26 shooting, six rebounds, six assists, two steals in 74-63 Class B quarterfinal win over Mount View.

Nicole Corbin, Van Buren senior, 32 points on 9-for-14 floor shooting, 13 free throws, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, one blocked shot in a 61-49 Class D quarterfinal victory over Shead.

Samantha Davis, Shead sophomore, 33 points on 10-for-31 shooting, three rebounds, two steals, one assist, one blocked shot in a 61-49 Class D quarterfinal loss to Van Buren.

James Godley, East Grand senior, 26 points on 7-for-22 floor shooting, 11-for-16 free-throw shooting, five rebounds, four assists in a 69-52 Class D quarterfinal win over Southern Aroostook.

Plays of the day

Andrew St. Clair, Maine Central Institute senior, stole the ball from Ellsworth’s John Morse and scored on a fast-break jam with a second left in the first half to electrify the crowd. The jam was the last of three straight baskets by St. Clair as he helped MCI shave a nine-point deficit to six at the half.

Samantha Davis, Shead sophomore, swished a 28-foot 3-pointer from well outside the top of the key with two seconds left in the first half to tie up Saturday’s Class D quarterfinal against Van Buren 31-31.

Noteworthy statistics

John Morse, Ellsworth senior guard, shot 72.7 percent (8-for-11) from the field for a game-high 22 points.

Ellsworth’s boys were a testament to consistency as they shot 4-for-7 from the field in each of the four quarters to upset Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Bracey Barker, a 6-foot-1 junior point guard for MDI, got involved in all facets of the Trojans’ 45-31 win over Belfast. She jumped center (winning the opening tip), scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds, blocked five shots and handed out five assists.

The Caribou girls attempted just three field goal attempts – and made two – in the fourth quarter while nursing a lead against Camden Hills in their Saturday semifinal. The Vikings did make of 13 of 20 free-throw attempts during that span.

Michelle Parent, Van Buren junior center, pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds and blocked seven shots in the Crusaders’ Class D quarterfinal win over Shead. She also made six of nine field-goal attempts.

Nicole Corbin, Van Buren senior guard, scored 12 of her team’s 16 third-quarter points as the Crusaders pulled away from Shead in their Class D quarterfinal.

Quotes

“Give Jason [Harvey] all the credit in the world because he played an unbelievable game… Almost to the point where it was kind of fun to watch. It’s tough to say, but you have to give him credit. He knows the game so much better, he’s more than a step ahead of everyone else on the floor. The game is a lot clearer to him than everyone else.” – MCI boys coach Bill Brooks.

“I remember, Lindsay [Burlock] made her two foul shots, and I said, ‘Warm up the bus, baby,’ and I gave her five,” Jessica Cyr of Caribou said, recalling the moment, with 47.9 seconds to play, that she was sure her 9-10 team was going to upset 17-2 Camden Hills.


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